1000 Rupees 2008 (Obverse: National Emblem of India - Lion Capital of Asoka (Ashoka column), sculpted from sandstone, preserved at Sarnath Museum which was originally erected around 250 BCE atop an Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath; The wheel "Ashoka Chakra" on it's base is a centerpiece of National Flag of India; "Satyameva Jayate" National Motto of India* is inscribed under it; Mohendas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948); Seal of the Reserve Bank of India. Reverse: Economy of India: Grain harvesting combine; Oil rig; Space satellite dish; Metallurgy; Girl working on a computer. Watermark: Mahatma ("Great Soul") Gandhi; 1000. Signature: Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao (22nd Governor of RBI; serving since 6th of September 2008). Printer: Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL))
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Dimensions: 177 x 73 mm
Catalogue Number: P-100L (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause)
National Emblem of India
The National Emblem of India is derived from the time of the Emperor Ashoka. The emblem is a replica of the Lion of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The national emblem of India was adapted by the Government of India on 26th January 1950. The National emblem (out of the four lions only three lions are visible and the fourth one is hidden from the view) symbolises power, courage and confidence. It rests on a circular abacus. At the centre of the Abacus, there is a Chakra (wheel) which symbolises the Dharma Chakra (Eternal wheel of law). The abacus is girded by four smaller animals, guardians of the four directions: The Lion of the North, The Elephant of the East, The galloping Horse of the South and The Bull of the West, separated by intervening wheels over a bell shaped lotus. The word Satyameva Jayate (truth alone triumphs) have been inscribed in Devanagari script. The National emblem of India is the official seal of the President of India and Central and State Governments. The National emblem is used only for official purposes and commands highest respect and loyalty. It is also a symbol of independent India's identity and sovereignty.
Texts: Reserve Bank of India. Guaranteed by the Central Government. I promise to pay the bearer the sum of One Thousand Rupees.
No Plate letter
Dimensions: 177 x 73 mm
Catalogue Number: P-100L (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause)
National Emblem of India
The National Emblem of India is derived from the time of the Emperor Ashoka. The emblem is a replica of the Lion of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The national emblem of India was adapted by the Government of India on 26th January 1950. The National emblem (out of the four lions only three lions are visible and the fourth one is hidden from the view) symbolises power, courage and confidence. It rests on a circular abacus. At the centre of the Abacus, there is a Chakra (wheel) which symbolises the Dharma Chakra (Eternal wheel of law). The abacus is girded by four smaller animals, guardians of the four directions: The Lion of the North, The Elephant of the East, The galloping Horse of the South and The Bull of the West, separated by intervening wheels over a bell shaped lotus. The word Satyameva Jayate (truth alone triumphs) have been inscribed in Devanagari script. The National emblem of India is the official seal of the President of India and Central and State Governments. The National emblem is used only for official purposes and commands highest respect and loyalty. It is also a symbol of independent India's identity and sovereignty.
Texts: Reserve Bank of India. Guaranteed by the Central Government. I promise to pay the bearer the sum of One Thousand Rupees.
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